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#421BDE

#421bde ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#421bde is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 10.59% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.27% cyan, 87.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 78.31% saturation and 48.82% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.0722

Complementary

  1. #421bde
  2. #b7de1b

Split complementary

  1. #421bde
  2. #dea31b
  3. #55de1b

Analogous

  1. #1b55de
  2. #421bde
  3. #a31bde

Triadic

  1. #421bde
  2. #de421b
  3. #1bde42

Tetradic

  1. #421bde
  2. #de1bb7
  3. #b7de1b
  4. #1bde42

Square

  1. #421bde
  2. #de1b55
  3. #b7de1b
  4. #1bdea3

Monochromatic

  1. #190a56
  2. #2e139a
  3. #421bde
  4. #775aeb
  5. #b09ff3

Shades

#421bde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #421bde
  2. #3b18c8
  3. #3516b2
  4. #2e139b
  5. #281085
  6. #210e6f
  7. #1a0b59
  8. #140843
  9. #0d052c
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#421bde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #421bde
  2. #5532e1
  3. #6849e5
  4. #7b5fe8
  5. #8e76eb
  6. #a18def
  7. #b3a4f2
  8. #c6bbf5
  9. #d9d1f8
  10. #ece8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#421bde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #421bde
  2. #4825d5
  3. #4e2fcb
  4. #5539c2
  5. #5b43b8
  6. #614eaf
  7. #6758a6
  8. #6d629c
  9. #746c93
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483e9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-421bde {
  color: #421bde;
}
Background
.bg-421bde {
  background-color: #421bde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-421bde {
  border: 2px solid #421bde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #421bde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 27 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-421bde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #421bde, #a31bde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-421bde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 27 222 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.52 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.63 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.51 #bde421 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#421bde  rgb(66, 27, 222)  hsl(252, 78%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#b7de1b  rgb(183, 222, 27)  hsl(72, 78%, 49%)  Pear
#de421b  rgb(222, 66, 27)  hsl(12, 78%, 49%)  Sinopia
#1bde42  rgb(27, 222, 66)  hsl(132, 78%, 49%)  Malachite